vineri, 14 octombrie 2016

Crochet Fall Skirt– Free Crochet Pattern and Instructions and also a bit of history

Hello darlings,

As a few weeks ago it
proved a bit much for us deciding to deal with community page management , I
thought a while about honoring this request. A lot of you asked for this
pattern so here it is.

So …here comes a long due explanation about what do we do at
Crochet Patterns to Try.

The project started
when my little one was on her way, while fighting cataract in both eyes. I was
almost blind at that time, at 35 years old (a very early in life health
challenge…oh well…you can guess what health problem makes the worst damage on a
20 years old- the age I got sick for the first time).

I was learning
crocheting while expecting and post fall
C-section I had the eye surgery in spring , got my eyes back and started to
enjoy the craft . Most you know this since I kind of said it on Facebook :
crocheting is therapy.

I was encouraged to learn and practice it by my doctors to
fight depression, insomnia and the rest of the health issues that followed. So
you can guess why I love it so much.

I am a working mom (corporate employee), a passionate
blogger and online marketing guru and yeah…I crochet too.

Don’t ask me how . I just do it and this story is not about
looking for compassion from you guys.

I am simply letting you know about the road that I have
behind that made me decide what to do
and not do when taking on the challenge to grow Crochet Patterns to Try into a
brand.

1.We don’t sell patterns.

I submitted a few patterns to profile
magazines and sites in US and UK . When seeing the price they offered and the
retainer conditions regarding the patterns once published I said…no thanks.

Also we …got a big annoyed since so many
written patterns are hard to follow ( yeah I got stuck in a few) so we chose
the chart – diagrams variation to learn, practice and create .

2.We strictly design for the sake of beauty , not
direct income.

Yes, we sell our designs locally, create
original pieces upon order but they are not advertised on the community page.
We plan to have a store created soon.

3.We respect all designers and we advertise and
offer credits. The fact that we post viral designs is the exact reason why the
community has this huge number of users. All the posted content is taken from
online communities. We don’t steal anything, nor we violate any copyright
rights since such things are far from respecting the craft we so love.

In a world when crochet magazines can be
downloaded from ISSU and any type of famous crochet garment is copied,
replicated and sold on Asian markets the need to keep a pattern private enough
has but 2 options: Ravelry and Etsy.

These being said let’s talk about this
particular skirt:

There is no secret we are huge fans of
everything Vanessa Montoro. She is a bit of a genius both in practicing the
craft and selling it so she deserved our admiration.

Beleza ( alias) is the best chart
translator of her designs. The Russian ladies in general and those from
stratamum.ru in particular are huge fans of her work so you can guess where is
this chart from.

I’ll try to the best of my ability to translate Beleza’s handwritten
hart into a set of written instructions for this elegant and trendy midi skirt.

Worked in round without zipper opening ( texture is a bit stretchy so it
it is easy to fit)

1.Chain the circumference or your waist , slip
stitch to join.turn

2.Ch3, 1dc in each st, sl st to join, turn

3.Ch2,ch3 , 1V stich in the same stitch as ch 2,
*sk 3, 1hdc,ch 3,1Vstitch in the same stitch as the hdc*, repeat ** till the
end of the row, sl st to join , turn

4.Ch2, ch3, 1V stitch in the top of the most elevated
stitch from the row below, 1hdc,ch 3,1Vstitch in the most elevated stitch from
the row below, repeat till the end of the row. (most elevated stitch from the
row below – the stitch where the ch3 and one on the dc from the V stitch are
joined).

5.Ch2, *3dc on top of the first hdc below, 1 hdc
in the chain space below*, repeat ** till the end of the row

6.1 row of fpdc ( front post dc)

7.Repeat R3

8.Ch3, ch1 1hdc in the most elevated stitch below
, ch 1, *1dc on top of the hdc below ,ch1,1hdc in the most elevated stitch
below ch 1 *, repeat ** till the end of the row.

9.1 dc row

10.1 fpdc row

11.Ch3 sk1 1dc (tog), ch1, 2dc tog with 1sk stich in between( 2 double crochet together – A stich skipping one stitch ), repeat till the end of the row.

You can not sell (or offer for free) "virus patterns" on Ravelry. As far as I know publishing any copyright photos is prohibited there, they have lots of volunteer editors to keep an eye on all patterns. But if you learn how to draw good charts you might offer your patterns on Etsy or Craftsy, they are not very strict. I think charts as the one above by Beleza are specially made unsalable :)).